Bill Text: TX HCR70 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating Dripping Springs as the official Wedding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2017.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [HCR70 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR70-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 70 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Each year, well over a thousand weddings take place | ||
| in Dripping Springs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country | ||
| provides an ideal setting for joyous celebrations of matrimony, and | ||
| the Dripping Springs area is home to more than 30 event venues of | ||
| all styles and sizes, among them wineries, ranches, and picturesque | ||
| sites along waterways such as Onion Creek; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Due to the popularity of Dripping Springs as a | ||
| destination for nuptials, the hospitality industry has become well | ||
| established; the city's business community includes a wide range of | ||
| overnight accommodations for guests, as well as florists, caterers, | ||
| bakeries, and other companies offering wedding services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Countless couples have selected Dripping Springs as | ||
| the perfect spot to exchange the vows of matrimony and embark on a | ||
| new life journey together in the presence of family and friends, and | ||
| local residents take pride in the role their community plays in | ||
| supporting the institution of marriage; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate Dripping Springs as the official Wedding Capital | ||
| of Texas; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of its designation. | ||
| Isaac | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 70 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 9, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 70 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
